Macbeth VS Kong Hee VS Viva La Vida

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THEMEMacbethViva La Vida (persona in song)Kong HeeTHE FALL OF AKINGfig. 2VSVSSweep the streets I used to ownI used to rule the worldSeas would when I gave the wordNow in the morning I sleep aloneriseVIVA LA VIDA- COLDPLAYVSMACBETHThe fall of a king or a great leader is clearly evident in the first verse of the song.the drastic change and transition from heaven to hell is a parallel alignment to Macbethhe loses his prized possession of the throne and eventually dies in the hands of his enemy– the rightful king.Feel the fear in my enemy's eyesI used to roll the diceListen as the crowd would sing"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"similar to the setting in Scotland where Macbeth rises to become King after the collapse of King Duncan, emphasising greatly on the theme of ‘power and ambition’and what he used to be.turning point in Macbeth the playOne minute I held the keyUpon pillars of saltAnd I discovered that my castles standNext the walls were on meclosed and pillars of sandrealisation hits when the individual takes a step back to analyse the situationsalt and sand represents the way he attained the title of King--weak and unreliable, like the underhand methods Macbeth used.It was the wicked and wild windPeople couldn't believe what I'd becomeShattered windows and the sound of drums“Wicked” points towards the witches“wild wind” is like the gloomyweather and thunderstorm when he met the witches.ENDThank you!KONG HEEVSMACBETHround 1Round 2SIMILARITIESMACBETH'S FALLKONG HEE'S "FALL"yet, among these similarities, the huge difference isSUPPORTBlew down the doors to let me inGladys Hong (311)Yvette Tan (312)K.O.